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Servicenow INC

Software Engineer - Federal

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, US Posted today $125,700 - $194,800

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Sponsorship verdict

Sponsorship possible

One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 547 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
  • What Servicenow INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles162 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $144k–$204k, median $175k.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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Employer is on a government sponsor record
The US Department of Labor certified 547 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
No salary bar for this route
H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
What Servicenow INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles
162 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $144k–$204k, median $175k. Most were filed at wage level IV (45%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).

US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).

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About the role

* This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship* Job Description Join the CCM (Cloud Cost Management) engineering team in ServiceNow’s IT Asset Management suite!  As a member of the CCM Engineering team, you’ll be working on cutting-edge ServiceNow AI platform to build help AI natives apps, helping customers understand and optimize their public cloud infrastructure. If you’re a self-motivated, quick learner, who’s up for taking on extreme challenges, and passionate about cloud, the Cloud Cost Management (CCM) team is a perfect fit for you! What you get to do in this role:     • Build high-quality, clean, scalable and reusable code by enforcing best practices around software engineering architecture and processes (Code Reviews, Unit testing, etc.) • Work with the product owners to understand detailed requirements and own your code from design, implementation, test automation and delivery of high-quality product to our users. • Design software that is simple to use to allow customers to extend and customize the functionality to meet their specific needs • Design and ship agentic and GenAI features that turn product workflows into LLM-driven experiences, with tool use, guardrails, evals, and monitoring built in from day one. • Help design and implement new products and features while also enhancing the existing product suite   Qualifications *This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship* To be successful in this role you have: • Bachelors (w/ 3-5 years of experience), or Masters (w/ 2-3 years of experience) degree in Computer Science, or related Field • 2+ years of experience with Java or a similar OO language, Java Script / Type Script etc. • Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry. • Hands on experience with LLMs (Anthropic, OpenAI), including prompting for analysis, generating code,  and structured outputs • In depth knowledge with data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, design patterns, and performance/scale considerations • Hands on knowledge of RDBMS/SQL. • Exposure to any public cloud providers like AWS, Azure etc is added benefit. • Passionate about Ai / Agentic AI , Building agents with evals, observability, and cost/latency tuning • Preferred Experience /knowledge in Large data handling techs like Flink For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $125,700 - $194,800 , plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location. Work Personas We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here . To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service. Equal Opportunity Employ

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